Few days in Wicklow...What to do?

stop animal cruelty

Hi

Me and my partner are thinking of going to Wicklow sometime soon.

So need recommendations on what to do and see..... Suggestions for places to stay would be appreciated also : )

endacl

Mountains or sea?

stop animal cruelty

We'll go both... Keep our options open!

uch

Hotel in Glendalough is Grand and in amongst some amazing scenery

kirk buttercup

things to do
walks / hiking :
Glendalough
Devils Glen
Wicklow way
Djouce
sugar loaf
Roundwood trails have just been opened supposed to be great
heres some ideas https://outsider.ie/ireland/wicklow-walks/

Mountainbiking at GAP (glencullen adventure park ) or ballinastoe (biking.ie)

visit powerscourt gardens or Powerscourt waterfall
Visitors way buddist centre in Roundwood (I think its closed this time of year unfortunately )
Kilmacarrugh
the round tower Glendalough
seefin passage tomb

should get you started . it depends where you want to stay in the mountains or by the sea loads of places to stay .

stop animal cruelty

Thanks I'll look into all the above! I'd think of Wicklow as a mountain area over sea.... Mountain biking sounds good.

kirk buttercup

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Thanks I'll look into all the above! I'd think of Wicklow as a mountain area over sea.... Mountain biking sounds good.

Brittas Bay
Silver strand
Maghermor
All beautiful beaches
In the summer you can rent Kayaks
And Paddle boards in the harbour in wicklow.
Also Fat bike tours dune riding in the sand ( Mountainbiking in dunes .
Fly fishing at annamoe

Hope this helps.
I love wicklow btw

Seve OB

Golf.
There is loads of golf in the garden of Ireland

RosieJoe

Killegar stables do a horse riding trek that is suitable for beginners.

You could also go to HillTop Shooting Club

dogmatix

Sea -
• Clogga strand – right down by the wexford border – never crowded.
• Brittas bay of course!
• Wicklow town is a nice place to visit with an award winning bookshop to browse in.
• The coastal walk to wicklow head from the car park at Dunbar Glen is especially beautiful.
• Bray head walks.

Walks –
• Glendalough: any walk from the visitors car park.
• Devils glen.
• Vale of Clara.
• Vartry reservoir circuit (there is a new extended circuit which looks very interesting).
• Blessington lakes.

Places of interest –
• Russbourugh house and gardens .
• Mount usher gardens.
• Kilmacurragh arbetorium.
• Kilruddery house and gardens (house tours in summer only).
• Powerscourt house and gardens.
• Rathgall ringfort.

Great drives –
• Bohernabreena-Britas-Blessington-Hollywood and the wicklow gap.
• Featherbeds-glencree-sally gap-lough tay-roundwood-annamoe-glendalough.
• Arklow-woodenbridge-aughrim-Tinahely-Aghlow church-Baltinglas-Donard-Dunlavin.

And just off the top of my head…

dogmatix

Gonna hijack this thread for two questions of my own....

dogmatix wrote: »

Sea -

• The coastal walk to wicklow head from the car park at Dunbar Glen is especially beautiful.

I thought that was closed off... has it been re-opened?

dogmatix wrote: »

Walks –

• Vartry reservoir circuit (there is a new extended circuit which looks very interesting)

Where's a good spot for parking?

Macy0161

Deleted User wrote: »

Where's a good spot for parking?

The village and walk down, or on the Newtownmountkennedy road.

dogmatix

Deleted User wrote: »

Gonna hijack this thread for two questions of my own....


I thought that was closed off... has it been re-opened?


Where's a good spot for parking?

Well - officially the coastal walk is closed off, but it is still easily accessible for walking (I walked it just last Sunday) - left to Wicklow Co.C management it would most likely never reopen, like the stretch from wicklow town to Dunbar Glen.

It really is a beautiful short walk - best done on a sunny, calm late evening.

Good description of the walk here from 2 years ago but still relevent today: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/localnotes/spectacular-cliff-walk-on-towns-doorstep-34521372.html

As for Vartry - I usually park near the two pubs on roundwood main street (plenty of free parking here) and walk down to the lake.